Panasonic DVD-S25 manual

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    P PC UP GCS GCU GN GCA RQT7135- P EE The illustration shows the models for U.S .A. and Canada. D VD/CD PLA YER Operat ing Inst r uctions Model N o . DV D - S 2 5 / DV D - S 2 3 ® Dear customer Thank you f or purchasing this produc t. For optim um performance and safety , please read these instr uctions carefully bef ore connecting, operating or ad[...]

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    RQT7135 2 For the U .S.A. and Cana da THE FOLL O WING APPLIES ON L Y IN THE U .S.A. THE FOLLO WING APPLIES ONL Y IN THE U.S.A. AND CANAD A Read these o perating instr uctions ca refully b efore using th e unit. Follow the safety instr uction s on th e unit a nd the applicabl e safety instr uctions listed below . Keep these op erating in stru ctions[...]

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    RQT7135 3 Accessor ies Please check and i dentify the supplied accessor ies. Us e n umbers indicated in parentheses when asking for replacement par ts. (Only for U .S.A.) T o order accessories c ontact 1-800-332-5368 or the w ebsite (http:/ /www .panasonic.com). (For other areas) T o order accessories, call the dealer from whom you have made your p[...]

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    RQT7135 4 STEP 1 The remote control ≥ Do not plac e the unit on amplifiers or equipment that may become hot. The heat can d amage the unit. ≥ Do not connect through the video cassette recor der . Due to cop y guard protection, the picture may not display properly . ≥ T ur n off all equipment before connection and read the appropr iate operati[...]

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    RQT7135 5 Basic pla y ≥ Check “Mixed Disc— Audio & S tills” in the SETUP menu ( ➜ page 13) if the disc includes both WMA/ MP3 and JPEG. [Not e] Discs continue to rotate while menus are displa yed. Press [ ∫ ] when you finish t o preser ve the unit’ s motor and your tele vision screen. ∫ Sta ndby/o n swi tch ( Í /I) Press to swi[...]

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    RQT7135 6 Incr easing your enjoyment of movi es See below for detail. [DVD-V] [VCD ] (2 or more c hannels) Press [A.SRD ] to select “SP1” or “SP2”. SP1 : Natural eff ect SP2 : Enhanced effect ≥ When using discs recorded with surround so und, sound seems to come from speakers on either side of you. ≥ When using headphones from the connec[...]

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    RQT7135 7 See belo w f or deta il. Press [SLEEP] to sele ct the time to turn off (60 min, 90 min, 120 min) or “A UT O”. AU TO : – T ur ns the unit of f 5 minutes after pla y finis hes. – Also works with D VDs that show a m enu after play finishes . – Does not work if y ou stop pla y or show a disc menu. It is activated again when you rest[...]

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    RQT7135 8 Con venient functions See below for detail. [WMA] [MP 3] [JPEG] A folder on WMA/MP3 and JPEG discs is t reated as a “G roup”. 1 Press [GROUP]. 2 Press [ 3 4 2 1 ] to sel ect the item and pre ss [ENTER]. [DVD-V] [VCD] [CD] [WMA] [MP3 ] 1 While stopped, press [PLA Y MODE]. 2 Press the n umbered b utton s to sel ect the items ( [WMA] [MP[...]

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    RQT7135 9 Using navigation menus e.g . [WMA] [M P3] e. g. [JPEG] Search methods (while the navigation menu is displayed) [WMA] [M P3] [JP EG] 1 [WMA] [MP3] Press [ 1 ]. [JPEG] Press [ 3 4 2 1 ] to sele ct “T ree” an d press [E NTER]. 2P r e s s [ 3 4 2 1 ] to se lect a gr oup and pre ss [ENTER]. The navigation menu for the group appears. [WMA] [...]

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    RQT7135 10 Using On-Screen Menu I cons T o get disc information or to play fr om a specified it em 12 3 4 5 Press onc e. Select the icon . Mak e the sett ings . Press if the setting doesn’ t change . Press to ex it. DISPLA Y ENTER 3 2 1 9 8 S 10 0 7 6 5 4 ENTER ENTER RETURN T o see the current playbac k item T o star t from a specific item [DVD-V[...]

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    RQT7135 11 Pl ay m e nu – C ha n g e p l ay s e q ue n ce Dis play me nu–C han ge scre en a ppe aran ce Picture men u–Change picture q uality A udio men u–Change so und effect T o chang e unit se tting 12 3 4 5 Press three times . Select th e menu . Select th e icon. Op erate . Press to e xit. DISPLA Y ENTER ENTER ENTER RETURN [DVD-V] [VCD][...]

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    RQT7135 12 Changing the pla yer settings ≥ The settings re main intact ev en if you switch the unit to standby . ≥ Underlined items are the factory preset. “Disc” tab — T o ch oose the lan guage and to set a rati ngs lev el “Video” ta b — T o enab le pr ogressive output or to make setting s to suit y our t elevisi on 12 3 4 5 6 Show[...]

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    RQT7135 13 “A udio” tab — T o make settings to s uit y our digital connection a nd other audio settings “Displa y” tab — T o choose the on-scree n messa ge language or to turn them off “Other s” tab — T o s elect eith er still picture data or audio da ta when pla ying discs inc luding both data and other se ttings § 1 Langua ge o[...]

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    RQT7135 14 Home Theater – Enjo ying mor e pow erful sound ∫ T o enjo y m ulti-c hannel surr ound s ound (Digital conn ection) § MPEG: [ TheMiddl eEast, SouthAfri ca,Russi a,Austr aliaand N.Z.] ∫ T o enjo y stereo so und or Dolb y Pr o Logic (Analog conne ction) When you use digital connecti on Change “PCM Down Conv ersion”, “Do[...]

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    RQT7135 15 Specifications Signal system: [U.S.A. andC anada] NTSC [Otherareas ] P A L 625/50, P AL525/60, NTSC Operating temperature range: i 5 to i 35 o C ( i 41 to i 95 o F) Operatin g humidi ty range : 5 to 90 % RH (no condensation) Discs played [8 cm (3 z ) or 12 cm (5 z )] : (1) D VD-Video (2) D VD-R (D VD-Video compa tible) (3) C D-Audio ([...]

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    RQT7135 16 T roubleshooting guide Before requesting ser vice, make the f ollowing chec ks. If you are in doubt about some of the chec k points, or i f the remedies in dicated in the char t do not solv e the prob lem, see “Product information” on page 18 f or assistance. Pow er Pag e No operation Specific operation i mpossible or incorrect Subti[...]

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    RQT7135 17 Progressive video Pa g e Sound incorrect Recording Unit displays T elevi sion displays § MPEG: [TheMiddleEa st,South Africa, Russia,Aust ralia andN.Z.] Pictures not i n progressive output . ≥ Select “Enable” in “Progressiv e Out (Component)” in the SETUP m enu. Then, select “480P” in the Picture me nu. ≥ If the u[...]

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    RQT7135 18 Limited W arranty (ONL Y FOR U.S. A.) Panasoni c Co nsum er Ele ctron ics Co mpa ny , Divisi on o f Mats ushi ta El ectric C orpo ratio n of A merica One Panasonic Way Secaucus, New Jersey 07094 Panasonic Sales Com pany , Division of Matsu shita Elec tric of Puer to Rico , Inc., A ve. 65 de Inf antería , Km. 9.5 San Gabr iel In dustr ia[...]

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    ESP AÑOL RQT7135 19 Referencia rápi da en espa ñol ∫ Conexió n a un te levisor ∫ Conecte el c able de alimenta ción de C A el último Encienda el tele visor y seleccione la entrada de vídeo apropiada en el mism o . Conexi ones PREP ARA CIÓN RÁPID A 1 [ Í ] E ncienda. 2 [SETUP] Mue stra la pantalla QUICK SET UP . 3 [ 3 4 2 1 ] [ENT ER] [...]

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    C 2003 M atsushit a Elect ric In dustr ial C o., Ltd. RQT713 5-P F0703YU0 (Ins ide of p roduct) The las er pr oduc t lab el has not been att ached to pr odu cts f or th e U. S.A. an d Canada . Except for U .S .A. and Ca nada [ForU .S.A.] User mem o: Units for the Middle Eas t, So uth Africa and Asia THIS UNIT IS INT ENDED FOR USE IN TROPICAL CLIM[...]